Dascha Polanco

Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress best known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.

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Known For

American Dad!

2005 • as (voice)

Orange Is the New Black

2013 • as Dayanara Diaz

Tamron Hall

2019 • as Self - Guest

Evil

2019 • as Patti Hitchens

Made in Hollywood

2005 • as Self

Match Game

2016 • as Self - Panelist

Filmography

2025

Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story

as Marcela Borges

Movie - Released: 1/11/2025

2024

Air Force One Down

as Vice President Hansen

Movie - Released: 2/9/2024

Junction

as Dana

Movie - Released: 1/26/2024

2023

Miguel Wants to Fight

as Mrs. Rodriguez

Movie - Released: 8/16/2023

A Little Prayer

as Narcedalia

Movie - Released: 12/8/2023

Poker Face

as Natalie

TV - Released: 1/26/2023

2022

DC League of Super-Pets

as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)

Movie - Released: 7/27/2022

Samaritan

as Tiffany Cleary

Movie - Released: 8/25/2022

2021

iGilbert

as Jana

Movie - Released: 3/14/2021

In the Heights

as Cuca

Movie - Released: 6/10/2021

2019

The Irishman

as Nurse

Movie - Released: 11/1/2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV - Released: 9/9/2019

Evil

as Patti Hitchens

TV - Released: 9/26/2019

Russian Doll

as Beatrice

TV - Released: 2/1/2019

When They See Us

as Elena

TV - Released: 5/31/2019

2016

The Perfect Match

as Pressie

Movie - Released: 3/11/2016

Chelsea

as Self

TV - Released: 5/11/2016

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

TV - Released: 6/26/2016

American Crime Story

as Det. Lori Wieder

TV - Released: 2/2/2016

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

TV - Released: 6/27/2016

2015

Joy

as Jackie

Movie - Released: 12/24/2015

2014

The Cobbler

as Macy

Movie - Released: 9/11/2014

2013

Gimme Shelter

as Carmel

Movie - Released: 10/17/2013

Orange Is the New Black

as Dayanara Diaz

TV - Released: 7/11/2013

2005

Made in Hollywood

as Self

TV - Released: 9/30/2005

American Dad!

as (voice)

TV - Released: 2/6/2005